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Harry Seidler personal and family papers, 1939-1979

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Title
Harry Seidler personal and family papers, 1939-1979
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Immigrants--Australia--History
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
War stories
Internment camps
Prisoners of war
Canada
Austria
German language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
4. World War II
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords
Architecture
Creator
Seidler, Harry
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Period of reference
1939 – 1979
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVDbln
Series number
MLMSS 5467
Item number
n7oVDbln
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
Reproduction Restricted
Country of origin
Canada
Australia
Language
English
German
Description from source
0.25 metres of textual material (1 box), 1 shirt

1. Kriegstagebuch des Harry Seidlers Erster Band 3 September 1939 - 3 Marz 1940' [War diary of Harry Seidler volume one 3 September 1939 - 3 March 1940], 1939-1940. The diary actually ends on 11 May 1940
(Call No.: MAV/FM4/8187, frames 1-308: MLMSS 5467/1)
2. Das Tagebuch der Internierung 12 Mai 1940 - 4 Oct 1941' [Internment diary 12 May 1940 - 4 Oct 1941], 1940-1941
(Call No.: MAV/FM4/8187, frames 309-569: MLMSS 5467/1)
3. Correspondence, mainly between Harry Seidler and his parents Max and Rose Seidler, and papers re internment of Harry and his brother Marcell Seidler, 1940-1946, 1962-1979
(Call No.: MAV/FM4/8187, frames 570-771: MLMSS 5467/1)
4. 'Seidler diary - rough translation', 19 July 1940 - 9 Oct. 1941, by Judith Winternitz, 1940-1941. See also publication at ML 940.547241/1: 'Internment: the Diaries of Harry Seidler May 1940 - October 1941' / Janis Wilton, editor: diary translated by Judith Winternitz, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1986 (Call No.: MLMSS 5467/2)
5. Harry Seidler's original denim internment camp shirt from Quebec, Canada, 13 July 1940-4 October 1941 (Call No.: LR 85 )
Physical format
Diaries
Manuscripts
Objects (miscellaneous)
Correspondence